About Mustang Media Group
Mustang Media Group is Cal Poly’s award winning,
integrated student media organization.
Mustang Media Group Leadership
Sabrina Pascua
Mustang Media Group President
Mustang News Editor in Chief
Stephanie Zappelli
Mustang News Managing Editor
Justin Vermeltfoort
Mustang Media Group PR Director
Brynna Barton
Mustang Media Group Co-Advertising Manager
Clare Giatzis
Mustang Media Group Co-Advertising Manager
Mustang News Leadership
Emily Merten
Digital Director
Danielle Lee
Social Media Director
Sam Spitz
Video Director
Sabrina Pascua
News Editor
Kailey O’Connell
Arts & Student Life Editor
Naythan Bryant
Sports Editor
Olivia Peluso
Opinion Editor
Carolyne Sysmans
Photo Editor
Lauren Walike
Radio News Director & Co-Digital Director
Justin Garrido
Executive Video Producer
Sydney Brandt
Chief Anchor
Brian Truong
Co-Sports Video Director
Sydney Finkel
Co-Sports Video Director
Solena Aguilar
Design Director & Co-Digital Director
Advertising & PR Leadership
Victoria Cohen
Advertising Assistant Manager
Shannon Weiss
Advertising Assistant Manager
Steven Nguyen
Advertising Design Director
Grant Mitchell
Distribution Manager
KCPR Leadership
Natalie Becker
Marketing Director
Maya Macgregor
Programming Director
Jakob McQuade
Content Director
Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I pick up a copy of Mustang News?
You can pick up a copy of the printed paper at over 50 newsstands across campus. The paper is also distributed to many student apartment buildings and to businesses around San Luis Obispo.
Who produces Mustang News?
The Mustang News team is made up of 85 students from across all majors at Cal Poly. Our staff is trained in the latest journalistic techniques and all content is completely student-produced.
Several Cal Poly Journalism classes also contribute to Mustang News, including students enrolled in Advanced Newspaper Reporting, Advanced Broadcast Journalism, Senior Media Practicum and Advanced Public Relations.
The advisors of Mustang News are journalism professors.
How can I send a letter to the editor?
Have an opinion at you think the Cal Poly community needs to hear? Submit your letter to the editor here.
How can I share feedback with the editors or submit a correction?
We always enjoy hearing from you and appreciate your feedback on our coverage. Please submit your comments here.
What is Mustang Media Group?
Mustang Media Group is the integrated student-run media organization at Cal Poly, including Mustang News and KCPR.
When formed in 2013, it became the first program of its kind in the California State University system, bringing the student newspaper, TV studio, radio station, public relations agency, and business operations under one umbrella and providing students with the type of environment that has become standard in today’s media industry.
Mustang Media Group will be Cal Poly’s ultimate source for local news, a national leader in college media, and will drive conversation through student voices.
How do I advertise in Mustang News?
Advertising opportunities are available across all of our platforms: print, web, social and video. We offer both display and native advertising to both local and national clients. Click here to learn more about advertising in Mustang News.
Want to get involved in Mustang Media Group?
Mustang Media Group members thrive on innovation while ambitiously seeking to hone their craft and improve their communities.
Mustang News primarily hires in the Spring, but applications received throughout the year will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Applications are now closed for KCPR for the 2019-20 school year. However, radio news positions will become available in the coming months.